Configuring AWStats for Sites

AWStats reports are configured from the command line interface. You can not configure AWStats using the Site Administrator control panel.

AWStats reports are generated in accordance with the options set in the AWStats configuration file. You can modify the configuration options to change the default behaviour of AWStats reports.

To change the configuration information:

1. Connect to your site using the Telnet or SSH remote login service.

   Important: To use Telnet or SSH, your service provider must enable Telnet or SSH remote login services for your site. SSH is recommended as a secure remote login service.

   • If you are using the SSH service, type the following at the command line prompt.

     ssh <username@sitename>
      For example, if you have the user name, myname, for the site, mysite.com, then type, ssh myname@mysite.com

   • If you are using Telnet, type the following:

     telnet mysite.com

2. Enter your user name and password, when prompted.
3. At the command prompt, type the following command to modify the configuration file:
   • To modify the configuration file of Web server

     vi /etc/awstats/awstats.<siteN>.conf

   • To modify the configuration file of FTP server

     vi /etc/awstats/awstats.ftp.<siteN>.conf  

4. The configuration file opens. Each option is preceded by a detailed description of the option. Use the definitions in the configuration file to help you modify the file.

   Note: When you modify the configuration file, do not change the default output directory, outputdir (where the AWStats reports will be located), otherwise the reports will not be visible from the Site Administrator control panel.

5. Change the configuration options as needed.
6. To save the changes and exit the configuration file, type the following command:

   :wq
    

   To view the report, Generate a report.